Han Li stood on the empty high platform, looking at the strange round stone plate in front of him, with a look of surprise on his face.
The disk was about ten feet in size and lay flat. It was engraved with some strange patterns and many seemingly profound runes and spells. At this moment, although no one was doing it here, a faint purple mist still emerged from it.
It rose into the sky and merged with the purple clouds above the village.
Han Li himself was quite accomplished in battle tactics, so he immediately narrowed his eyes and studied the stone plate.
Not long after, Han Li's expression began to become uncertain. Sometimes he showed a look of surprise, and sometimes he frowned. His mind was completely immersed in it.
"Why, fellow Taoist, you saw something secret coming out." Just when Han Li was thinking about nothing else, a strange voice suddenly came from behind him.
Han Li was shocked and secretly cursed himself for being so careless that someone had penetrated his back without knowing it. If this person was not good for him, wouldn't it be dangerous?
However, when this happens, Han Li cannot be entirely blamed for being careless.
I was used to using my spiritual consciousness to control everything around me, but now that my spiritual consciousness has suddenly lost all its power, I naturally cannot adapt quickly.
Han Li was secretly wary, but turned around with a calm face.
In front of him, stood an old man with white hair and a long beard. This man's face was wrinkled, but his eyes were bright and he was looking at Han Li with a smile.
"You are also an immortal cultivator?" Han Li could only guess hesitantly because he had lost his consciousness.
"I've brought back my son Wu Longhai. Fellow Taoist must be one of the two newly arrived monks." The old man replied with a smile.
"Five Dragon Sea?"
Han Li was moved when he heard this name. The great elder seemed to have mentioned this name. He actually had some mild interest in it.
"It turns out that I am fellow Taoist Baohuanzi. My surname is Han, and I am a casual cultivator from Luan Xinghai." Han Li said with a gentle expression.
"Chaos Star Sea? There used to be a fellow from Chaos Star Sea here, but unfortunately he met a powerful Yin Beast during a mission and died. However, there are not many colleagues who are proficient in the way of talismans in the world of immortality, and I think
The way fellow Taoist is so focused on this stone talisman, it seems that his attainments in this area are not low!" The old man sighed first, and then asked in a different direction.
"Stone Talisman? Do you mean this disc?" Han Li showed a strange expression. This was not a deliberate expression on his part, but it was the first time he heard the name.
"Haha! It's no wonder that fellow Taoists don't know this thing. Stone talismans, jade talismans, these things have probably been lost in other places. Only some of our sects in Wulonghai still have people who can make such ancient talismans.
." The long-bearded old man narrowed his eyes and said with slightly trembling wrinkles on his face, looking quite proud."
After hearing this, the strange color on Han Li's face disappeared.
"I have indeed never heard of the idea that there are stone talismans and jade talismans in this world. However, Han has been studying talismans for a while and was surprised that there were some talisman runes engraved on the stone plate.
"Now that my Taoist friend's words have cleared up some of my doubts, this stone talisman seems to have the characteristics of a magic circle. Could it be that I saw it wrong?" Han Li looked at the old man and said with a slight frown.
"I really didn't expect that fellow Taoist was proficient in formations and talismans at the same time. I really admire you! Fellow Taoist Han was not wrong. This sandalwood stone talisman is indeed different from the real stone talisman. In order to be able to borrow the power of Yinming,
, and specially made some changes similar to the magic circle. It has the partial effectiveness of the talisman and the magic circle at the same time. Although doing so, its power can be greatly reduced." The old man with a long beard was slightly shocked at first, but then he pawed his hands.
laugh it out.
After hearing this, Han Li nodded thoughtfully, but then looked back at the stone plate and suddenly asked:
"I heard from the great elder that you can use the power of Yinming here by combining the Yinming beast crystal with the magic circle to cast spells. But I didn't see any beast crystal inlaid on this stone talisman. Could it be?
Is there something fishy about this stone talisman?" Han Li flashed a hint of doubt.
"I don't know about this fellow Taoist. I guess today, fellow Taoist also saw that ferocious beast. Although most of the people in the village have practiced some martial arts, their hand-to-hand combat ability is much better than that of ordinary people outside. But if it is that powerful
The Yin beast rushed forward. No matter how high the martial arts is, a single person can never be his opponent. Even if we can defeat them with more people, the villagers will suffer many casualties and we can't afford to hurt them at all. In this way, we can use Yin Ming to defeat them.
Using the power to cast some spells to trap enemies has become the key to whether the village can survive. And the amount of Yinming beast crystals stored as consumables for spell casting is a criterion for measuring whether the village is strong." The old man said with a slight smile, but
After a slight pause, he continued to say without saying anything:
"However, these beast crystals are really hard to find! Although generally speaking, the more powerful the Yin beast is, the higher the possibility of having a beast crystal in its head, but this is not a sure thing. Sometimes it looks extremely powerful,
The skulls of the Yin beasts that we spent so much effort to kill were empty. There are also villagers like the villagers who brought you back today who only killed a few weak fire-scale beasts on the way and actually found a small piece of beast crystal.
, this is really hard to say.”
"But in general, the village often needs to cast spells to repel enemies and carry out daily protection, so the demand for beast crystals is very high. However, the Yinming beast crystals collected throughout the year are generally only about ten pieces. It can only barely be enough.
It's just for use. Therefore, the beast crystal is usually managed separately by several elders in the village. Only when it is necessary to cast spells to drive away enemies, is it handed over to a few of us for use. Once the battle is over, it will be taken back immediately. As for this
A stone talisman is usually poured into it for several days to maintain daily consumption. The animal crystal is not directly embedded on it. This makes the several inlay slots specially left when the talisman was originally made.
It's a waste." The long-bearded old man seemed a little dissatisfied with the village elders' actions. He lowered his body and touched the diamond-shaped grooves around the stone plate, showing a trace of self-mockery.
Han Li did not respond to the other party's words, just smiled lightly and said nothing.
Although he didn't know what the other party's intention was for telling him everything, he estimated that it was probably related to a power struggle in the village or something like that, and he had no intention of living here as the village chief. Naturally, he didn't want to get involved.
It seems that once these monks cut off their path of cultivation, they became just like ordinary people and began to compete for power and gain.
Han Li sighed secretly, feeling that it was really sad!
When the old man saw that Han Li did not take the initiative to intervene, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes. But then he returned to normal and chatted with Han Li about other things.
"Fellow Taoist also knows that this ghost place has existed for who knows how many thousands of years. Although few monks have been sucked into it, after so many years, there are probably no monks who have perished in this land of darkness.
There are even hundreds of thousands. And I heard from people that there are even monks in the Dan formation and even the Nascent Soul stage who were trapped alive here." The old man mentioned casually.
"Has there ever been a Nascent Soul Stage monk here before?" Han Li was a little moved after hearing this.
"Yes. Although I don't know how many years ago it was an old relationship, this master stayed in this village for the rest of his life after he was admitted to this place. It is estimated that like the two Taoist friends, he also encountered the spiritual energy at the same time.
Erupt. Otherwise, for a person with such great supernatural powers, the ordinary strange fog will not be able to do anything to him." The old man sighed softly.
"That's possible. But this spiritual energy is really terrifying. It is estimated that only the rumored cultivators in the God Transformation stage are not affected by it." Han Li said with a wry smile.
"The Transformation Stage! Haha, fellow Taoist thought really far. However, although the Yuanying Stage senior died, he left behind some classics when he had nothing to do. Some of them were from his cultivation.
Speaking from experience. If these things were placed outside, they would be extremely precious. But now, hehe..." The long-bearded old man shook his head, showing some regret.
"Cultivating experience! Han is really interested. Fellow Taoist, do you know where this thing is now?" After hearing this, Han Li showed a hint of interest.
The experience of a monk in the Nascent Soul stage was naturally no small matter. Naturally, he planned to take a look.
"Haha! Fellow Taoist's reaction is the same as when I first heard about this. But as long as I stay here for a few years, I will no longer be interested in these things. Without mana, no matter how many of these things there are,
They just stared. But if you are really interested, you can take a look. They and some other monks' relics are specially placed in a warehouse." The old man touched his face.
Wrinkle said noncommittally. Then he turned to one side and pointed to a corner of the village, a stone house that looked very dilapidated.
Han Li suppressed the surprise in his heart and thanked the old man calmly.
Next, after the long-bearded old man said a few words to Han Li, he saw that Han Li was a little distracted, so he smiled and took the initiative to leave.
Han Li looked at the old man's retreating back, pursed his lips, and after pondering for a moment, shook his head and got off the stone platform.
Then he walked quickly towards the dilapidated stone house.